At No. 3 singles, Landon Burstiner put his defensive style to good use for a 7-5, 6-3 win over Tacory Williams for the one-point edge heading into doubles play.

But the Bulls suffered another setback after Kumar and Glenn teamed at No. 1 singles to defeat the Bulls' Ong and Rivas 6-1, 6-2.

That put the pressure on the No. 2 team of Burstiner and Key, who defeated Williams and Arjun Babuji 6-3, 6-4 to advance the Bulls to Thursday's match at Daytona Beach Mainland.

"We've been basically telling them all year long good teams win," Wiregrass Ranch coach David Wilson said. "We may not have the best players at every position, but depth has helped us. We find spots to win when other guys aren't doing so well, and that's how we win matches."

2A: Rain delays Wildcats, Sharks

BROOKSVILLE — Rain didn't allow a winner to be decided in the first-round region match between Nature Coast and Wesley Chapel.

Only the first two singles matches had been completed when the skies opened up, with the two programs earning a split.

There is a reason why the air in Tampa Bay is filled with playoff talk. If Thursday night's 12-8 Bucs preseason win over the Jaguars is any indication, it's also going to be filled with footballs thrown by quarterback Jameis Winston.

TORONTO — Two pitches RHP Chris Archer didn't execute are the ones that stood out Thursday as Josh Donaldson hit them out of the park. But the two solo home runs aside, Archer turned in a sterling outing that went atop the pile of good pitching the Rays keep wasting.

CLEARWATER — Tracey Fritzinger has seen Tim Tebow play baseball a few times this year. The 40-year-old St. Petersburg resident went to two of his games against the Tampa Yankees, along with Joy, her little sister from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.